** Shares of abrdn ABDN.L rise as much as 9% to 154.4p, a peak since Oct. 24
** Stock top pct gainer on FTSE 250 .FTMC index, which is up 0.2%
** British asset manager reports 1.2 bln pounds ($1.5 bln) of net inflows of client cash in the fourth quarter of 2024 but still reported outflows for the year
** Analysts at JPMorgan say the net inflows for the quarter beat its expectations, driven by improving flows into cash funds and its retail platform interactive investor
** CEO Jason Windsor says co had hit its target of trimming more than 100 mln pounds from its costs and was on track to cut more than 150 mln pounds by the end of this year
** Stock fell 21% in 2024
($1 = 0.8153 pounds)
(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru)
((abyjose.koilparambil@thomsonreuters.com))
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